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ModernOps · Observability

Monitoring,
fully managed.

Continuous LogicMonitor oversight of servers, networks, applications, databases, and websites, with alert tuning, dashboards, escalation chains, and PagerDuty / ITSM integration. We watch. You ship.

How OaaS works
Monitoring Platform
LogicMonitor
New points active
2business days
Critical Notification
20minto client
Dedicated tenant scale
1,100named items
TL;DR
ModernOps Observability as a Service (OaaS) is a managed LogicMonitor program that delivers continuous oversight, real-time alerts, dashboards, escalation, reporting, and alert tuning. It scales from a handful of named devices to dedicated LogicMonitor tenants, and integrates with PagerDuty, Jira Service Management, and your existing on-call rotations.
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01What is OaaS

Telemetry,
turned into
action.

Observability as a Service is a managed monitoring layer over your infrastructure and applications. We deploy collectors, onboard devices and URLs, apply DataSources, build dashboards, configure escalation, and tune thresholds, so raw telemetry becomes focused, actionable signals.

Unlike full active management, OaaS is positioned for environments customers want to keep operating themselves. ModernOps provides the visibility and escalation; customers (or their existing teams) drive remediation. When you do contract Network, Server, Storage, or Security management, OaaS quietly underpins those services too.

Operationally, alerts are part of incident management. Monitoring software identifies system performance, security threats, changing resource utilization, and unusual system activity, then sends a message to the Service Desk and automatically opens an incident ticket when predefined thresholds are met.

Onboarding is documented: scope confirmed, firewall rules and network access validated, collectors deployed, devices onboarded into the correct Resource Group, DataSources applied and validated, thresholds configured, escalation chains built, website checks set, SDT windows defined, and a Monitoring Scope and Escalation Document delivered.

For customers with existing teams, OaaS isn't a black-box outsource. Warning alerts can stay visible without triggering tickets, errors and criticals escalate automatically, SDT windows suppress alerts during maintenance, and custom reports cover inventory, health, and operational metrics.

02Who this is for

Built for the
teams that own
the signal.

Observability shows up in four conversations across IT. We answer each one with documented coverage and a defined alerting model, not another dashboard nobody reads.

01 / Executive
CIO &
VP of IT
A consistent, reportable monitoring layer across infrastructure and applications, without committing to full active management or rebuilding a tool stack from scratch.
02 / Infrastructure
Infra, Net &
Systems Lead
LogicMonitor coverage across servers, switches, firewalls, storage, UPS, network connections, websites, and platform dependencies, with collectors and DataSources kept current.
03 / Operations
IT Ops, NOC &
Service Desk
Validated alerts, documented escalations, ITSM tickets, dashboards that reflect reality, and ongoing noise tuning so on-call rotations trust what's paging them.
04 / Applications
Application &
Platform Owner
Website checks, application performance, database visibility, SSL certificate warnings, and synthetic transaction monitoring, without a separate monitoring contract per app team.
03What we hear

Common
concerns,
addressed.

Observability conversations almost always start with the same set of frustrations. We turn each one into an operating commitment, written into the SOW.

We need visibility, but we still want to manage the environment ourselves.
OaaS is positioned as monitoring for environments you still want to manage, visibility, escalation, and reporting on top of teams that already exist.
Our monitoring tools create too much noise.
DataSources and alert rules are reviewed, thresholds tuned after a 30-day stabilization, and warnings stay visible without paging unless you ask.
We need more than ping checks.
Basic Monitoring covers up/down via ICMP; Advanced uses API, SNMP, ICMP, WMI, batch scripting, HTTP(S), and synthetic data sources.
We need monitoring across mixed infrastructure.
A Named Device is any monitored endpoint, servers, switches, firewalls, storage, UPS, and similar, billed consistently across types.
We need website and synthetic monitoring.
Website is external synthetic HTTP/HTTPS; the SLA covers Critical Application & Synthetic Transaction Monitoring for deeper flows.
We need monitoring integrated with our operations process.
LogicMonitor sends alerts and automatically creates ITSM incidents, validated by the Service Desk; PagerDuty routes to your on-call.
We need dashboards leadership and operations can use.
Custom dashboards organized by technology type, databases, networks, virtualization, with curated graphs reviewed in monthly meetings.
We need capacity warnings before things break.
LogicMonitor forecasting supports capacity planning so storage, compute, and bandwidth pressure surface weeks before users feel it.
04How we deliver

A documented
operating
model.

Observability becomes a controlled service motion: instrument, alert, report, on a recurring rhythm, not a one-time tool deployment that drifts in week three.

01
Instrument
Onboard every
endpoint
Collectors deployed (with failover where applicable), devices added to the client Resource Group, DataSources applied and validated by device type, website checks configured, and SDT maintenance windows defined. New monitoring points are active within 2 business days, new devices within 3.
02
Alert
Validate &
route every signal
Alarms fire against tuned thresholds and route through the Service Desk for validation. Errors and criticals open ITSM incidents and escalate via PagerDuty / email / SMS / voice. Warnings stay visible without paging unless requested.
03
Report
Dashboards &
capacity insight
Custom dashboards organized by technology type, monthly reviews against the Monitoring Scope & Escalation Document, threshold tuning after stabilization, and LogicMonitor forecasting for capacity planning across compute, storage, and bandwidth.
05What changes

Before
& after.

Two snapshots of the same estate. One in the world without ModernOps observability, one with.

Before
Scattered
monitoring.
Low-value alerts.
Empty dashboards.

Multiple half-deployed tools. Alerts nobody trusts, ignored or routed to a single inbox. Limited dashboard adoption. Unclear escalation paths. Incomplete coverage across servers, network devices, websites, applications, databases, and infrastructure dependencies. Capacity surprises in production.

After · with ModernOps
Managed
operating layer.
Tuned alerts.
Forecasted capacity.

ModernOps manages the platform, deploys collectors, onboards devices, tunes alerts, and reports monthly. Platform Management covers LogicMonitor tenant administration, collector operations, and dashboard upkeep. Capacity warnings show up before users do.

06Side by side

Legacy monitoring
vs. ModernOps OaaS.

Same telemetry sources. Different operating model. Seven dimensions where the work shifts off your team.

Dimension Legacy approach ModernOps with OaaS
Monitoring scope Limited to a few tools, teams, or device classes. Servers, network, applications, databases, websites, and named endpoints.
Alert quality Noisy, unmanaged, ignored. Tuned alerts, reviewed rules, focused signals.
Platform ownership Tool admin depends on internal staff. Platform Management covers tenant, collectors, dashboards.
Onboarding Inconsistent, undocumented. Collectors deployed, DataSources validated, thresholds configured, scope & escalation documented.
Incident workflow Alerts sit in tools or inboxes. Auto-created ITSM incidents, Service Desk validated, PagerDuty routed.
Maintenance noise Ticket storms during planned work. SDT windows suppress alerts during maintenance.
Capacity insight Reactive, surprises in production. Forecasting and dashboards for earlier intervention.
§The economics

Managed monitoring,
for less than running it yourself.

We buy LogicMonitor capacity under volume agreements and pass the savings straight to you. Named-device monitoring costs less through us than licensing the platform direct, and we operate it for you on top.

What it actually costs

Illustrative · relative total cost
You run itLicense direct + staff to operate
Platform license, bought directList price
In-house operations & on-callYour headcount
Tuning & upkeepOngoing
ModernOps OaaSVolume license · management optional
Volume licenseMonitoring-only
Fully managedOptional add-on
← still under DIY list price
Want monitoring only? We simply pass the volume savings through, full management is optional, and even with it you stay under list.
07What you get

Six measurable
service
outcomes.

Each outcome maps to a specific operational deliverable, not a marketing promise.

Monitor without
taking over
A monitoring-only option for environments your team still wants to operate, with active management available when scope expands.
Reduce alert
noise
Alerts tuned, data sources reviewed, and recommendations make their way back into the next cycle to keep alerts actionable.
Cover the
full estate
Named Devices include servers, switches, firewalls, storage, UPS and more; Website SKUs handle external HTTP/HTTPS.
Integrate with
operations
LogicMonitor alerts auto-create ITSM incidents validated through the Service Desk; PagerDuty routes to on-call as configured.
Show health
clearly
Client-facing dashboards organized by technology type, databases, networks, virtualization, with monthly reviews.
Plan before
capacity breaks
LogicMonitor forecasting and capacity visibility so storage, compute, and bandwidth pressure surfaces weeks ahead.
08Alert lifecycle

Every alert
follows the
same path.

From a LogicMonitor threshold breach to an RCA in your inbox, every signal runs through the same five-step motion. Severity drives speed; SDT windows quiet planned work.

Runbook · OaaS-ALR-01

Alert
to action
pattern.

Notification SLAs: Critical within 20 minutes, Error within 4 hours. Warnings stay visible without triggering tickets unless requested. SDT windows suppress alerts during maintenance so on-call doesn't get paged for planned work.

01
Detect &
fire
LogicMonitor evaluates DataSource thresholds and fires an alarm. Severity (Warning / Error / Critical) is computed from tuned baseline rules.
02
SDT suppress
or route
If the alert lands inside an active Scheduled Down Time window, it's suppressed. Otherwise it routes per the escalation chain, email, SMS, voice, or PagerDuty.
03
Validate &
open ticket
Errors and criticals create ITSM incidents in Jira Service Management, validated by the Service Desk. Warnings stay visible on the dashboard without a ticket unless asked.
04
Notify per
escalation
Critical within 20 minutes; Error within 4 hours. Customer (or on-call team) is notified with status updates as the incident progresses.
05
RCA &
tuning
When required after restoration, RCA captures event summary, timeline, and follow-up actions. Threshold tuning recommendations feed the next monthly review.
09Operating flow

Telemetry.
Anomaly.
Triage. Resolved.

Every source streams telemetry to LogicMonitor. Anomalies trigger validated alerts routed to the on-call, NOC triages on a documented runbook, the fix is applied under change control, and the alert resolves cleanly with the dashboard back to green.

10Supported targets

One platform,
many signal sources.

LogicMonitor is the platform; the targets span servers, network, storage, applications, databases, and websites, collected via API, SNMP, ICMP, WMI, batch scripting, HTTP(S), and synthetic.

Compute · 01
Servers
WindowsLinuxHyper-VvSphere
Network · 02
Switches /
Routers
SNMP v2/v3InterfacesBGP
Security · 03
Firewalls
CiscoFortiGatePalo Alto
Storage · 04
Storage
CapacityIOPSReplication
Power · 05
UPS &
Environmental
SNMPBatteryTemp/Hum
Apps · 06
Websites
HTTP(S)SyntheticSSL expiry
Data · 07
Databases
SQL ServerPostgresMySQL
Cloud · 08
Public
Cloud
AzureAWSAPI
Platform · 09
LogicMonitor
SharedDedicatedCollectors
On-call · 10
PagerDuty
RoutingSchedulesEscalation
ITSM · 11
Jira SM
Auto-incidentValidated
Identity · 12
Microsoft
Entra
SSOAccess context
11Live coverage view

Operations that
explain themselves.

A representative slice of monitored items, sources, and current state, the kind of view your monthly review meeting opens with, not closes with.

12Proof points

Service metrics
& coverage.

Onboarding cadence, communication SLAs, and a representative dedicated-tenant scope, so commercial conversations have something concrete to anchor on.

Primary monitoring
platform
LogicMonitorshared or dedicated tenants
New monitoring points
active
2 daysbusiness days
New devices
monitored
3 daysbusiness days
Critical incident
notification
20 minto client; Error within 4 hr
Representative dedicated
tenant scale
1,100named items
Representative scope
infrastructure monitoring
1,056named items monitored
13Onboarding

30 days
from assess to
optimize.

Three repeatable phases. Predictable handoffs. Collectors deployed, dashboards live, alerts tuned, and review cadence in place by day 30.

Phase 01 / Days 0 – 10
Assess
scope & intake
  • Confirm devices, URLs, monitoring-only vs. managed expectations
  • Validate firewall rules and network access for collector placement
  • Confirm alerting contacts and escalation paths
  • Map PagerDuty / ticketing integrations
  • Define maintenance windows and review cadence
Phase 02 / Days 10 – 20
Implement
deploy & activate
  • Deploy LogicMonitor collectors (with failover where applicable)
  • Add devices to client Resource Group
  • Apply & validate DataSources by device type
  • Configure thresholds and website checks
  • Build client-facing dashboards by technology type
Phase 03 / Days 20 – 30
Optimize
tune & report
  • Configure SDT windows and validate suppression
  • Review alert rules & tune after stabilization
  • Validate end-to-end escalations and PagerDuty routing
  • Deliver Monitoring Scope & Escalation Document
  • Conduct review call & begin monthly reporting
14Why ModernOps

Why customers
choose ModernOps.

The operating choices that separate a managed observability program from a monitoring tool you bought.

01
Monitoring-only option
Designed for environments customers still want to manage themselves, visibility and escalation without forced active management.
02
LogicMonitor-centered delivery
A single platform with the Service Desk team as the operational consumer of alerts, collectors, DataSources, dashboards, and SDT windows.
03
Platform Management
Tenant administration, collector operations, and dashboard upkeep covered as an ongoing operational service, including dedicated tenants at scale.
04
Broad endpoint model
Servers, switches, firewalls, storage, UPS, hypervisors, databases, and other endpoints, billed consistently as Named Devices.
05
Website & synthetic monitoring
External HTTP/HTTPS checks plus Critical Application & Synthetic Transaction Monitoring for deeper user-flow validation.
06
ITSM-integrated alerts
LogicMonitor automatically creates ITSM incidents, validated by the Service Desk; PagerDuty / email / SMS / voice all supported.
07
Fast onboarding
New monitoring points active within 2 business days; new devices within 3, with a 30-day path from assessment to tuned operations.
08
Capacity-aware
LogicMonitor forecasting feeds capacity planning so storage, compute, and bandwidth pressure surfaces before users feel it.
15FAQ

Frequently
asked
questions.

Service definition, SKUs, supported targets, alert workflow, dedicated tenants, and how OaaS relates to Network, Server, and Storage Management, all in plain language.

Q.01What is Observability Services?+
A LogicMonitor-based monitoring service for environments customers still want to manage themselves. It provides continuous oversight, alerting, dashboards, escalation, reporting, and alert tuning.
Q.02What platform does ModernOps use?+
LogicMonitor, operated as shared tenants or dedicated instances per customer.
Q.03What are the OaaS SKUs?+
Named Device, Website, and Platform Management. Named Device is any monitored endpoint; Website is external HTTP/HTTPS; Platform Management covers tenant, collectors, and dashboards.
Q.04What is a Named Device?+
Any monitored endpoint, server, switch, firewall, storage array, UPS, or similar infrastructure resource.
Q.05Is OaaS only for monitoring-only customers?+
It can be sold as monitoring-only, but it also underpins other service lines. When customers contract Server, Network, Storage, or Security management, those devices are typically also billed as Named Devices unless otherwise noted.
Q.06What does onboarding include?+
Confirming devices/URLs, validating network access, deploying LogicMonitor collectors, onboarding devices, applying DataSources, configuring thresholds, building escalation chains, setting website checks and SDT windows, building dashboards, delivering a Monitoring Scope & Escalation Document, and tuning after stabilization.
Q.07How are collectors deployed?+
ModernOps deploys one or more LogicMonitor collectors into the customer environment and documents collector placement. Failover capability is a standard onboarding deliverable.
Q.08What types of metrics are monitored?+
CPU, memory, disk, network bandwidth, interface health, BGP/routing, environmental metrics, application performance, website checks, and other device-specific metrics.
Q.09Does ModernOps provide dashboards?+
Yes. Client-facing dashboards are part of catalog onboarding tasks, organized by technology type, databases, networks, virtualization, with curated graphs reviewed monthly.
Q.10Can alerts go to email, SMS, voice, or PagerDuty?+
Yes, all four delivery options are supported, plus dedicated alerting workflows where required.
Q.11How does ModernOps reduce alert noise?+
Reviews data sources and alert rules, tunes thresholds after a 30-day stabilization, uses SDT windows to suppress maintenance noise, and feeds recommendations back into the next monthly review.
Q.12Do warning alerts create tickets?+
Warnings stay visible without triggering tickets unless requested. Errors and criticals escalate automatically and create ITSM incidents.
Q.13Can customers customize thresholds?+
Yes, per-device and per-service thresholds can be modified to a mutually agreed baseline.
Q.14How fast are new monitoring points active?+
New monitoring points are active within two business days; new devices within three.
Q.15What are the notification SLAs?+
Critical within 20 minutes of detection; Error within 4 hours. RCA is provided when required after service restoration.
Q.16Can ModernOps support a dedicated LogicMonitor tenant?+
Yes. Platform Management covers administration of dedicated tenants, licensing, LogicModule customizations, alert rules, ITSM/on-call integrations such as PagerDuty, and platform updates.
Q.17How does OaaS relate to Network, Server, and Storage Management?+
OaaS provides the monitoring layer. MNS adds active management of network devices and configuration; SMS adds OS / hypervisor operations and VM lifecycle support; STaaS adds active storage administration. OaaS underpins all three.
16Get started

Start with an
observability
assessment.

ModernOps will review your current monitoring coverage, device inventory, website checks, collector placement, alert noise, escalation paths, dashboards, maintenance windows, ticketing integrations, and reporting needs, then map a practical path to LogicMonitor-based visibility and actionable alerting.